Assistant or Associate Professor, Family Medicine - Part Time (MD, DO) (Phoenix)

Position Highlights

The University of Arizona College of Medicine - Phoenix is hiring an assistant or associate professor in the Department of Family, Community and Preventive Medicine to serve as the lead of population focus for the Service of Community Certificate of Distinction (COD).

The administrative role will report to the director of Service Learning in the Office of Community Engagement. This position will involve mentoring medical students enrolled in the Service of Community COD. The selected individual will help students who have declared a Population Focus to identify appropriate learning opportunities, including academic projects and supporting academic mentors, Community Health Initiative - Phoenix (CHI-P) service hours and community electives. This individual will support initiatives in the Office of Community Engagement aimed at improving health outcomes for populations in our communities that typically experience worse-than-average health outcomes.

The successful candidate will fulfill the responsibilities of a faculty member in the department and must qualify for an appointment at the rank of assistant or associate professor.

The University of Arizona College of Medicine - Phoenix anchors the 28-acre Phoenix Biosciences Core (PCB) campus in the heart of the Valley of the Sun. The College inspires and trains individuals to become exemplary physicians, scientists and leaders who are life-long learners and inquisitive scholars. The PBC campus embodies the University's priorities of engagement, partnership, innovation, and synergy in its world-class academic and research initiatives, with clinical facilities throughout Greater Phoenix.

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Duties & Responsibilities

Hold office hours for students to help them design their learning experiences and connect with appropriate mentors and opportunities.
Supervise and mentor medical students in their academic projects.
Collaborate with the director of Service Learning as well as other members of the Office of Community Engagement to deliver seminar content.
Help support student progress and completion of certificate of distinction requirements.

Minimum Qualifications

Hold an MD, DO or equivalent degree from an accredited institution.
Be eligible for clinical practice in the state of AZ.
Be eligible for a University of Arizona academic appointment at the assistant or associate professor level.
Demonstrate outstanding interpersonal communication and professionalism skills.

Preferred Qualifications

Have a minimum of one years' experience with medical education with a focus on educating at the UME level.
Demonstrate experience mentoring students in academic/research projects.
Have experience working with populations that typically experience worse-than-average health outcomes.

Rank: To be Determined

Tenure Information: Non-Career-Track (NTE)

FLSA: Exempt

Full Time/Part Time: Part Time

Number of Hours Worked per Week: Varies

Job FTE: 0.10

Work Calendar: Fiscal

Job Category: Faculty

Benefits Eligible: No Benefits

Rate of Pay: AAMC Public Schools for Rank and Specialty

Compensation Type: salary at 1.0 full-time equivalency (FTE)

Type of criminal background check required: Name-based criminal background check (non-security sensitive)

Number of Vacancies: 1

Contact Information for Candidates

talent@arizona.edu

Open Until Filled: Yes

Documents Needed to Apply: Curriculum Vitae (CV), Cover Letter, and One Additional Document

Special Instructions to Applicant

Application: The online application should be completed in its entirety. Blank or missed information may be considered an incomplete submission.

CV, Cover Letter and One Additional Document required for to be considered for the position.

One additional document will be: professional reference contacts. Please include at least three professional references at your current rank or above, their contact information and the nature of your work with them.

Faculty selected for this teaching opportunity will be required to obtain faculty status within the appropriate academic department. This will include obtaining letters of recommendation and review by the appropriate College review committee.

The University of Arizona

1200 E University Blvd, Tucson, AZ 85721, USA

"Assistant or Associate Professor, Family Medicine - Part Time (MD, DO) (Phoenix)"

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